Lollapalooza!! 2013

Many people might have heard what a great music festival Lollapalooza really is, but you have to go to experience just how much energy the crowds reciprocate to the artist. This three day music festival was held August 2-4. Downtown Chicago is blocked off around Grant park. You are free to walk to various stages just to hear your favorite artist. I was so happy to see The neighborhood, Deep Vally, Jessie Ware, Theophilus London, Disclosure, Frightened Rabbit, Lana Del Rey, Ellie Goulding, Kendrik Lamar, MS MR, Wavves, DIIV, and 2 chains who showed out. They were simi-strict about bringing liquor inside the fenced park. They made sure to empty pockets and bags containing water that was not sealed, snacks, and liquor. This is such a great experience for anyone who is a native to Chicago or new. I will be looking forward  to going next year, but hope that all of my favorite artist will be playing on the same day. Going all three days in a row was very exhausting, but incredibly fun!

Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago 2013

While being in Chicago one of the best opportunities I have experienced has been going to the music festivals. Chicago does have plenty of festivals to offer ranging from free local artist to some of the biggest artist known to man. I was super excited to attend Chicago's 2013 Pitchfork Music festival. While this was a three day long festival I found buying a one day pass would be more than worth it to me. The festival was held July 19-July 21. Sunday I was able to see Yo la Tengo, Toro Y Moi, MIA, and R.Kelly!! Here is some footage of my day!!

Weavaholic!!!

Oh my gosh! I have to be honest and tell you that yes I am a weavaholic! I love my weave, but one thing I can't stand more than anything is when I pay good money for my weave and I don't love it! I am fairly new to the weave game, but I am not new to paying money for quality stuff. I will take my time and research as much as I can to make the right purchase. I went from beauty supply hair to Peruvian hair to virgin Indian hair. All of this hair started out pretty good, but my main thing is longevity! How long is my hair going to last? Is it going to shed all over my bathroom floor, sink, and bedroom? Is this hair going to tangle up on me when I'm out with friends? Will my boyfriend have to pat loose strands that are making me look crazy? It is imperative that all of these inquires are in check! I plan on making a new weave purchase toward the end of August, beginning of September and this time I will make the perfect choice. I get my company ideas from YouTube, but sometimes YouTube can be a bit misleading as some of the gurus have been on YouTube for a while and are asked to review hair for companies. The hair might in fact be great for them, but the hair might not be the same for you. While I do love my gurus I take the time out to listen to the people who make purchases for their own pleasures, which may in fact be some of the gurus as well. I believe these people have the most non bias opinion. After my last online purchase I began thinking that I should have went with my first mind and chosen The Virgin Hair Fantasy. I see this company as really having their professionalism together. A company with models, beautiful cards, planned events, and a tutorial show on YouTube must have great hair. Before making such a hefty purchase I began looking at everyone's reviews for The Virgin Hair Fantasy and to my surprise viewers were not happy! I don't want to make a purchase I am not going to be happy with. I am deciding once again not to choose The Virgin Hair Fantasy's Brazilian Body Wave. I have decided to go with Princess Hair Shop's Filipino straight. While I don't plan on making this purchase until the end of the summer I thought I would share my thoughts as well as videos and pictures I found that helped me come to this decision.
                                       

                                    
Clearly she wasn't happy with this hair, she admitted that is was dry and posted later that she couldn't support something that she believed to be untrue.

Enthused...

If my favorite gurus are not even feeling it I went in search of what they are feeling!!

         Sold me!!

even though it's not Princess hair shop I do think this type of hair is a winner and I have decided to go with Princess Hair Shop!! While I can't tell you who to choose I do hope you choose a type of hair and a good company that will give you what you pay for!

Taking him out for a change

As a man it is natural to want to do something for the woman you are courting or even the woman you love. I am so happy to have met such a wonderful man who loves doing so much for me. While I love being taken out and cared for I couldn't help but feel like I wanted to do something for him. I planned a romantic date for the two of us. I decided to take him on a picnic. I bought a picnic basket from world market that came with the cutest little blanket that was perfect for the two of us. I made all of his favorites. I made him the best chicken Alfredo I have ever made, chocolate chip cookies, watermelon, and made sure to add our favorite bottles of wine. We had the perfect picnic on the lake. After a few hours on the Lake I took him to this wonderful art studio where you paint a preselected picture and drink your liquor of choice. Of course we brought wine to go along with our date. We both had such a great time and he loved all of it! While I won't be paying for all of the dates I did make a list of dates that I could possibly take him on. Here's a list of ideas that would be enjoyable for you and your love.
-Zoo
-Beach
-Picnic
-Movies
-Skating
-Laser Tag
-Restaurant
-Lucky Strike
-Aquarium
-Mini Golfing
-Bowling
-Make dinner or lunch together, possibly for a picnic
-Go for a walk
-Pizza Date
-Drive in
-Go Carts
Pictures from our date:)